The best way to work this, if you are going to use such an advertising method, is to get a new e-mail address for yourself, that you can devote specifically for your ffa submission. Preferably, this is one that will cancel if you don't use it for 30 days, then when you get tired of deleting e-mails, you can just let it overload until it shuts off itself. But out of kindness to your e-mail hosting site, you may want to mass delete them on a regular basis for the first week or two. After that, they tend to lighten up. Of course, I had to try this all out myself, some years back, just to see how it worked.

So, who uses them, and why? Well, for starters, lets just say they may not be the best means of advertising for your arts and crafts. Mostly, they're for people who have some sort of MLM or a particular item they are trying to sell. Things like software, and helpful bargains for your computer or building your website. Usually, all the people you think you are going to reach are just other people that are trying to reach you with their sales gimmick or item. Most of them aren't even interested in what you have, although they may refer to your ad as a means of trying to sell you what they have. Are you beginning to get the picture?

Now that's not to say FFA's are bad, as they can be useful to those looking for a new MLM or whatever products they may be trying to sell, but the inconvenience of having so many e-mails cluttering up your inbox, and having to deal with countless e-mails that you could care less about, nor do they care about you, tend to make me want to stay away from them. But, for what they're worth, they are another means of advertising, for those whose interests may be similar. Would I recommend them for artists or crafters? Like I've been trying to say, use them perhaps for an item or two. You might find someone out of several thousand who may want to purchase the item, but it could be more hassle than it's worth. I'll leave the decision up to you. Just don't use your regular e-mail.